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Neptune

Gas Giants

Gas giants known as Jovian planets are any of the four outer most planets in the solar system

Gas Giants Comparison

Neptune

​Neptune is a gas giant. The polar radius is 15126 milles. A day on Neptune is 16 hours and 7 minutes while a year on Neptunes is 164.8 Earth years
The surface of Neptune is blue because traces of methane absorb red light only allowing blue light to be reflected

Quick Facts

1. The planetary symbol for Neptune is the Triton
2. Neptune is 51.7 times Earths volume
3. Neptune has 6 rings
4. Neptune has 13 moons
5. Neptunes cyclones form and fade fom months to years
6. All gas giants have rings
7. Neptune is the 8th planet from the sun
8. Winds in Neptune are up to 2400 miles
9. Neptune's moon triton is the only moon that orbits it's planet opposite of it's rotation
10. Neptunes biggest moon is triton
11. Named after greek god

Greek God Neptune

Planetary Symbols

Web Links

http://www.kidscosmos.org/kid-stuff/neptune-facts.html
http://www.geocites.com/solarsystem-chris/9.htm

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